The study, conducted by IfW Kiel, DIW Berlin, and Bruegel, examines the potential instruments of a strategic foreign economic policy for Germany. The authors thank the German Federal Foreign Office for funding the study. The report includes contributions from Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr, Dr. Marcel Fratzscher, Dr. Mia Hoffmann, Dr. Niclas Frederic Poitiers, Dr. Malte Rieth, Dr. Pauline Weil, Dr. Guntram Wolff, and Dr. Georg Zachmann. The study's lead author is Dr. Katrin Kamin. The report includes a list of figures and an introduction by Gabriel Felbermayr, Marcel Fratzscher, Katrin Kamin, and Guntram Wolff. The authors also discuss the industrial economic perspectives of the green deal and international carbon trading.